Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
To pay homage to the memory of this remarkable man, who introduced much of the world to the concept of nonviolent civil disobedience, I recommend watching the 1982 movie about his life, directed by Richard Attenborough.
Turner Classic Movies will be showing that film this Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern.
It's a great history lesson and a magnificent reminder of what is possible, even if one doesn't direct great armies and isn't blessed with an important title.
If nothing else, it's an opportunity to recall the words of Albert Einstein after the death of the amazing little man in the loincloth.
"Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such a one, as this, ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."
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